Fishing rod



P. C. PALMER June 10, 1952 FISHING ROD 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 15, 1949 June 10, 1952 p, c, PALMER 2,600,259

- FISHING ROD Filed Jan. 15, 1949 I s Sheets-Sheet 2 (O N m I June 10, 1952 P. c. PALMER FISHING ROD 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Jan. 15, 1949 FlG.6.

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WvENToR' Patented June 10, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT O'FFEPQE Philip Charles-$531 2? mil igr m- Applic tion Januar 15 1 9;. semrfNowith In Great: Britain J anuaryfl 1948 1 Claim 1 The usual practice inconnection with fishin rods is to provide the rear end of the rod with a reel for the. line, the reel being provided: with a stern projecting transversely from-the handle end of the rod, and the reel having its axis arranged either transversely to the length of the rod or parallel thereto.

Also accordingto the present invention I provide a combinedhandleand reel housing com= prising a handle tube or rod adapted to be con nected 'at its forward end to the 'rear'end of the fishing rod, andat: its rear end to a housing dis posed' to therear of "the handle tube or-ro'd, and havi-ng a hollow portion'disposed behind and below the handle tube 1 or rod, said hollow portion being adapted to contain thereel.

According to the present invention I provide a combined handleand reel housin gcomprising-a handle tube or rod adapted to be connected at its forward end to the rear end of the fishing rodand at its rear end-to a housing disposed to the rear of the handle tube-or-rodandhaving 'a hollow portion disposed behind and below the handle tube or rod, said hollow portion behig adaptedto contain the reel, and a downwardlyprojectingarm secured on the forward part of the handle tube or rod. The downwardly-projecting arm on the forward part ofthe handle tube orrod may have its lower end'connected to the reel housing by a tubular stem forming a line guard which keeps the line away from the flshermans fingers when gripping the handle and prevents the line from sagging, this stem being approximately parallel to thehandle and spaced below it. The tubular stem forming the line guard maybe. pivotally connected at its forward end to the arm and at its rear end it may be detac-hably secured to the reel housing portion, so that it can be moved pivotally about a: horizontal axis at its forward end, so that the fisherman can obtain access to the interior ofthe 'reel housing, the rear end of the stem forming a movable cover for an opening therein.

The reel-operating spindle may project through a boss formed on the side wall of the reel housing at one side. If a device is provided for adjusting the pressure of the usual brake or check device such device may be operable by means of a stud mounted in a boss at one side of the reel housing.

The upper side of that portion of the reel housing which is situated to the rear of the rear end of the housing tube or rod may be formed to engage the underside of the fishermans arm.

It. may fol-instance. be formed as a; longitudinal channel of concave form onthe-upper side.

' The reel "housing 7 portion of the combined haildle and reel housing may comprise a pair of mouldings or castings secured together to form a hollow body for containing a reel, and the;

handlerod or'tubeimay have its rear'endclamped' between these two. mouldings or castings, and a' tubular handle may be mounted on the handle tube or rod, the forwardendgof the handle "tube or rod having means-for engaging and support. ing the rear end ofthe'fishingrod;

An arm'may be fixed on the forward par-t or the handle-tube or rod, thisarmprojecting down"-' wardly and having its lower end formed as orprovided with a line guide.

The invention is illustrated in the accompany-. ing drawings, wherein one in Figures. 1 to 8'.

Figure lis a view-in side elevation;

Figure 2 is,- a plan thereof;

Figure 3 is a sectional View in side elevation forwardend of the han two. mouldings or castings formingthereel-houe In the construction shown in Figures 1 to -8 the combined handle and reelhousing comprises a pair of mouldings or castings I-ll, H. men is of hollow form, and they are-placed togethen'edge to; edge, and secured by screws 12 the heausor Whichengage bosses- 113-, and the shanks of which t4. The' headsoi' engage in headed sleeve nutsthe sleeve nuts engage inwardly-projecting bosses 15' on the one element, while the headso f the screvv-s l2 engage the bosses lt o'n the other elemen These two mouldings or castings are atteehed 7 V I8, whichforms a-ste'm'. The handle tube leis. a metal tube and has secured to a handle tube to its exterior a sleeve l l. The two mouldings l0 and II are provided each with two half circular seatings l8 and I9 which grip the tube adjacent the two ends of the sleeve l1, and the half seatconstr-uction isshown' the line '6--& if

ings 19 are connected by webs 20 to the forward ends of the mouldings or castings.

The handle tube 16 extends forwardly, and mounted on it is a tubular handle 2! of cork or other suitable material. The handle tube 16 projects from the forward end of the handle 2|, and mounted on it is an arm 22 which projects downwardly and is provided with an opening 23 at its lower end which forms a line guide. The part 23 may be fitted with a bearing ring 24.

Mounted on the handle tube It between the forward end of the handle 2| and the rearward end of the arm 22 is a washer 25.

screwing into the forward end of the handle tube I6 is the screwed shank 26 of a socket 21 in which the fishing rod 28 is fixed. The rear end of the socket 21 forms a shoulder 29 engaging the forward end of the arm 22.

The forward part of the lower side of the reel housings I9 and Ii is formed with an opening,

the upper edge of which is shown at 39 and the rear edge of which is shown at 3|. The edges 30 of the two mouldings or castings I9, I l are formed to channel section, as shown at 32 in Figure 5.

Pivotally mounted at 33 on the arm 22 is a line guard 34. The forward part of this line guard may be of incomplete circular section, there being a longitudinal slot 35 at the top. The rear end portion 36 of this line guard is of approximately semi-circular section (see Figure 5) and is provided with a number of drainage slots 31. The upper edges of this rear portion 36 are formed as channels 38 which can be sprung into the channels 32 to cause the line guard to retain the position shown in Figure 1. By the exercise of a little force however the line guard may be pivoted downwardly on the pivot 33, thus opening the lower forward part of the reel housing. These channel-section parts 32, 38 are, as shown in Figure 1, confined to the rear end of the line guard and the adjacent parts of the mouldings l0 and II'. The edges 39 of the opening in the reel housing may be of flat form and abut the upper edges of the line guard in advance of the channel-section portions.

The line guard prevents any sagging of the line near the handle.

The moulding or casting H is provided with an external boss 39 for the winding spindle 40,

and opposite to this boss on the casting or moulding 10 is a further external boss 41 for receiving a screw 42 which secures the winding mechanism to the moulding i0.

. Near the rearward end both mouldings or castings I I are provided with openings 43 in which is situated a knurled head 44 enabling the winding mechanism to be held or actuated by hand.

The upper surfaces 45 of the mouldings or castings l0 and II at their rear ends are formed to shallow concave channel section, and they are also concave longitudinally, the arrangement being such that these surfaces may engage the underside of the fishermans arm when he is grasping the handle 2 i The rear ends of the mouldings or castings l0 and Il may be formed with cavities 46, which together accommodate a pivoted spike 4'1 pivoted at 48 and adapted to be moved into the position shown in chain-dot lines in Figure 4. This spike at the pivoted end may have a spring-pressed plunger 49, having a pointed or chisel-shaped end 50 for engaging a seating 51 of corresponding shape, or the seating 52, so that the spike will retain either the position shown in full lines in Figure 4 or the position shown in chain-dot lines in Figure 4. The pivots of the spike may be formed as laterally-projecting trunnions, one engaging in each of the castings or mouldings l0 and H. The spike is for the purpose of supporting the rod in an erect position by pushing the spike when in its projected position into the ground.

The moulding or casting i0 is provided with an internal stiffening web 53. and the moulding or casting l'l is provided with an internal stiffening web 54.

The hand grip 2| is disposed between the butt end of the rod 28 and the hollow reel housing, so that in grasping the handle 2| the weight of the reel housing and reel has a counterbalancing effect opposing the weight of the rod, which results in improved manoeuvrability of the rod in casting. Moreover, the rod can be advantageously braced during use by engaging the forearm behind the hand grasping the hand grip, with the upper part of the reel housing to the rear of said hand grip.

What I claim then is:

In a fishing rod, a combined handle and reel housing comprising a rigid stem, a hand grip on said stem, the stem projecting from both ends of the hand grip, a pair of mouldings which together form a hollow housing for a reel, said mouldings at their forward ends embracing the rearwardly-projecting end of the stem, the reel housing extending wholly to the rear of said hand grip, an arm extending laterally from the forwardly projecting end of the stem and having a line guide hole for maintaining a fishing line spaced away from the hand grip, a line guard adapted to enclose a fish line intermediate the reel housing and said arm alongside the hand grip, pivoted forwardly to the free end portion of the arm and detachably connected rearwardly to said reel housing, and a socket at the forward end of said stem for receiving the butt end of a rod, said hand grip being disposed wholly between said reel housing and the socket, said reel housing having a concave portion in its upper surface engageable by the forearm behind a hand grasping the hand grip.

PHILIP CHARLES PALMER.

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